Medical Director
I love the long-term, abiding connections that we can make with our patients. These connections are not affected by the patients’ genders, ages, or the nature of their complaints. I love that we help patients who present with complaints where I can determine what might be happening, and then help patients make a decision as to the best approach to care. I love that I can see all members of a given family across generations. I love that I have a chance to prevent, detect, or intervene upon illness before long-term complications develop. I love the academic challenges of figuring out how to address patients with complicated medical and phychosocial issues and the simple rewards of watching a healthy child grow and develop over time.
I enjoy helping educate patients on how to change their lives to become healthy, achieve goals, and make informed decisions — whatever their goals may be. At the end of the day I feel content, satisfied, and fulfilled. I look back at the complexity of the work I have done, the care and the support I have given, and it feels good and rewarding. Whether the support is to my patients, the support staff, or my colleagues I feel I have accomplished much. I love taking care of my patients and the difference I can make in their lives. They are like family, and there is nothing more rewarding than hearing a patient tell another how I saved his or her life.”